Handbook for Developing Emotional and Social Intelligence: Best Practices, Case Studies, and Strategies

11.7. LINKING AND LEVERAGING THE DATA POINTS

Because the BarOn EQ-i® and MBTI® tools provide a focus on development, the linkages between the personality types (sorted by the MBTI®) and the scores on BarOn EQ-i® scales provide useful clues for coaches and trainers. Table 11.5 provides the typical highs of the types on the Bar-On tool results. Coaches are encouraged to review these patterns and the suggested best learning strategy for working with the types (Table 11.6) as they select their coaching and training strategies.

Practitioners may use these patterns in a couple of ways. A client's higher scores in various BarOn EQ-i® sub-scales may be a reflection of the personality type. When this occurs, it makes sense to explore how an individual's ...